NAPERVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In an effort to stimulate Chicagoland’s private and public sectors,
create jobs and increase general knowledge of leading-edge technologies,
a Technology Innovation (TI) Summit was held on October 23, 2012, at the
Northern Trust Bank in downtown Chicago. Organized by the Illinois
Institute of Technology and Iyka Enterprises Inc., the TI Summit
featured a number of thought-leadership dignitaries, including Toni
Preckwinkle, president of the Cook County Board, and Sam Pitroda,
advisor to the prime minister of India. Attendees included management
from various public-sector agencies as well as individuals representing
local businesses. A panel of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), including Biff
Myre, solution director of Worknet,
Inc., presented highly valuable information that is shaping today’s
technology landscape.

“Worknet was exceedingly pleased to participate in this
first TI Summit. We had the opportunity to connect technology to the
community, which really boils down to connecting technology to the
everyday lives of people. This gives solution-based thinking a more
concrete scope and underscores the importance of what we do.”

During SME panel discussion, Worknet’s Mr.Myre provided
practical tips for organizations interested in entering the Cloud,
as well as the transformational benefits of Burstable Cloud Disaster
Recovery. Regarding entering the Cloud, Mr. Myre articulated the
value of using long-term planning to influence changes in short-term
budgeting; of road-mapping what is possible versus what is logical; of
carefully assessing current IT infrastructure and resources; and of
developing an accountability/responsibility matrix with Cloud providers.
Mr. Myre also imparted his considerable knowledge in the increasingly
important solution segment of Burstable Cloud Disaster Recovery. He
noted that communities seek and expect leadership from government at a
time of crisis and expect public workers to be prepared to provide
continuity of services, especially emergency services, and protection of
important community data. He outlined the significant benefits of a
“burstable” disaster recovery solution, which leverages advanced
cloud/virtualization technology to mitigate risk, yet enables flexible
“on-demand” activation of a backup environment and thus helps to
dramatically lower cost of ownership and cost of compliance.

Noted Mr. Myre: “Worknet was exceedingly pleased to participate in this
first TI Summit. We had the opportunity to connect technology to the
community, which really boils down to connecting technology to the
everyday lives of people. This gives solution-based thinking a more
concrete scope and underscores the importance of what we do.”

About Worknet, Inc.

Worknet, Inc., (www.worknetinc.com)
is an information technology services company providing organizations
with highly reliable IT infrastructure delivered in a manner that
complies with regulatory requirements and the mandates of the companies
and customers with which they do business. Having more than 16 years of
experience, and strengthened by two audited SSAE 16/SOC-2 certified
managed hosting facilities, Worknet has a proven track record of
delivering outstanding value to partner clients each day — helping them
design, implement and manage IT infrastructures they can depend upon
24x7x365. The company’s headquarters are located in Naperville, IL, with
data centers in suburban Chicago and Indianapolis.